2017–18 Saudi Second Division

The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.

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Promoted from 2016–17 Third Division

• Al-Kholood
• Al-Hejaz
• Al-Taqadom
• Al-Jubail

Relegated from 2016–17 First Division

• Al-Adalh
• Al-Jeel
• Wej

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Promoted to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League

• Al-Kawkab
• Jeddah
• Al-Mujazzal

Relegated to 2017–18 Third Division

• Sdoos
• Al-Najma
• Al-Safa
• Al-Taraji

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;Table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.kooora.com/?c=14361&stage=1 Kooora]

|team1=JAB |team2=ANS |team3=ADA |team4=ABH |team5=HET |team6=KHO |team7=JUB |team8=RIY |team9=BAD |team10=DIR

|result1=PLC |result2=PL |result3=PL |result4=PLPO |result9=REL |result10=REL

|win_ABH=7 |draw_ABH=6 |loss_ABH=5 |gf_ABH=20|ga_ABH=22

|win_ADA=9 |draw_ADA=3 |loss_ADA=6 |gf_ADA=26|ga_ADA=27

|win_ANS=11|draw_ANS=2 |loss_ANS=5 |gf_ANS=26|ga_ANS=15

|win_BAD=3 |draw_BAD=7 |loss_BAD=8 |gf_BAD=16|ga_BAD=27

|win_DIR=3 |draw_DIR=6 |loss_DIR=9 |gf_DIR=18|ga_DIR=31

|win_JAB=11|draw_JAB=3 |loss_JAB=4 |gf_JAB=24|ga_JAB=11

|win_JUB=5 |draw_JUB=4 |loss_JUB=9 |gf_JUB=19|ga_JUB=20

|win_KHO=6 |draw_KHO=7 |loss_KHO=5 |gf_KHO=18|ga_KHO=16

|win_RIY=4 |draw_RIY=5 |loss_RIY=9 |gf_RIY=16|ga_RIY=25

|win_HET=7 |draw_HET=5 |loss_HET=6 |gf_HET=36|ga_HET=25

|name_ABH = Abha

|name_ADA = Al-Adalh

|name_ANS = Al-Ansar

|name_BAD = Al-Badaya

|name_DIR = Al-Diriyah

|name_JAB = Al-Jabalain

|name_JUB = Al-Jubail

|name_KHO = Al-Kholood

|name_RIY = Al-Riyadh

|name_HET = Hetten

|status_JAB=P

|status_ANS=P

|status_ADA=P

|status_ABH=O,P

|status_BAD=R

|status_DIR=O

|show_limit=5

|class_rules =1) Points; 2) Total goal difference; 3) Head-to-Head points; 4) Head-to-Head goal difference; 5) Head-to-Head goal scored; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).{{cite web|url=http://adm.thesaff.com.sa//App_Layout/pdf/Competitions%20Rules%20-%202015.pdf|title=لائحة المسابقات والبطولات بالإتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم|trans-title=Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions|publisher=SAFF|language=Arabic|date=1 June 2013|access-date=5 March 2018|archive-date=20 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820105602/http://adm.thesaff.com.sa//App_Layout/pdf/Competitions%20Rules%20-%202015.pdf|url-status=dead}}

|res_col_header=PQR

|col_PLC=green1 |text_PLC=Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League and Qualification to the Final

|col_PL=green1 |text_PL=Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League

|col_PLPO=yellow1 |text_PLPO=Qualification to Promotion play-offs

|col_REL=red2 |text_REL=Qualification to Relegation play-offs

}}

;Table

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|update=complete

|source=[http://www.kooora.com/?c=14361&stage=1 Kooora]

|team1=WAS |team2=JEL |team3=AIN |team4=TAQ |team5=MUZ |team6=HEJ |team7=SUQ |team8=SHR |team9=THO |team10=WEJ

|result1=PLC |result2=PL |result3=PL |result4=PLPO |result5=PLPO |result9=REL |result10=REL

|win_AIN=8 |draw_AIN=7 |loss_AIN=3 |gf_AIN=28|ga_AIN=22

|win_HEJ=6 |draw_HEJ=6 |loss_HEJ=6 |gf_HEJ=24|ga_HEJ=29

|win_JEL=9 |draw_JEL=4 |loss_JEL=5 |gf_JEL=25|ga_JEL=17

|win_MUZ=7 |draw_MUZ=6 |loss_MUZ=5 |gf_MUZ=23|ga_MUZ=16

|win_SHR=3 |draw_SHR=7 |loss_SHR=8 |gf_SHR=20|ga_SHR=27

|win_SUQ=5 |draw_SUQ=5 |loss_SUQ=8 |gf_SUQ=21|ga_SUQ=26

|win_TAQ=7 |draw_TAQ=7 |loss_TAQ=4 |gf_TAQ=23|ga_TAQ=16

|win_THO=3 |draw_THO=7 |loss_THO=8 |gf_THO=22|ga_THO=30

|win_WAS=10|draw_WAS=5 |loss_WAS=3 |gf_WAS=29|ga_WAS=19

|win_WEJ=3 |draw_WEJ=4 |loss_WEJ=11|gf_WEJ=20|ga_WEJ=33

|name_AIN = Al-Ain

|name_HEJ = Al-Hejaz

|name_JEL = Al-Jeel

|name_MUZ = Al-Muzahimiyyah

|name_SHR = Al-Sharq

|name_SUQ = Al-Suqoor

|name_TAQ = Al-Taqadom

|name_THO = Al-Thoqbah

|name_WAS = Al-Washm

|name_WEJ = Wej

|status_WAS=C,P

|status_JEL=P

|status_AIN=P

|status_TAQ=

|status_THO=O

|status_WEJ=O

|hth_JEL=Al-Jeel finished ahead of Al-Ain on overall goal difference: Al-Jeel +8, Al-Ain +6 (Al-Ain 1–1 Al-Jeel, Al-Jeel 1–1 Al-Ain).

|hth_AIN=JEL

|hth_SHR=Al-Sharq finished ahead of Al-Thoqbah on head-to-head points: Al-Sharq 2–0 Al-Thoqbah, Al-Thoqbah 1–1 Al-Sharq.

|hth_THO=SHR

|show_limit=5

|class_rules =1) Points; 2) Total goal difference; 3) Head-to-Head points; 4) Head-to-Head goal difference; 5) Head-to-Head goal scored; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).

|res_col_header=PQR

|col_PLC=green1 |text_PLC=Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League and Qualification to the Final

|col_PL=green1 |text_PL=Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League

|col_PLPO=yellow1 |text_PLPO=Qualification to Promotion play-offs

|col_REL=red2 |text_REL=Qualification to Relegation play-offs

}}

The winners of each group will play a two-legged final to decide the champion of the 2017–18 Second Division. The first leg is scheduled to be played on 9 March and the second leg on 17 March.[https://twitter.com/khdier3500/status/970558145297895424 تحديد بطل أندية الدرجة الثانية سيكون يوم السبت ٦/٢٩ ( ٣/١٧)] Twitter (in Arabic)

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{{TwoLegResult|Al-Washm||3–2|Al-Jabalain||2–1|1–1}}

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;First leg

{{Football box |id="Al-Washm v Al-Jabalain"

|date = 9 March 2018

|time = 16:00

|team1 = Al-Washm

|score = 2–1

|report = http://www.al-jazirah.com/2018/20180310/sp25.htm

|team2 = Al-Jabalain

|goals1 = Dagriri {{goal|60}}
Sufyani {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Al-Ruwaili {{goal|43}}

|stadium = Al-Washm Club Stadium, Shaqra

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

;Second leg

{{Football box |id="Al-Jabalain v Al-Washm"

|date = 17 March 2018

|time = 20:25

|team1 = Al-Jabalain

|score = 1–1

|report = http://www.mansheet.net/Akhbar-Ar-Ryadh/1804035/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86--%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%85-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9

|team2 = Al-Washm

|goals1 = Al-Sowaidi {{goal|10}}

|goals2 = Al-Mogren {{goal|45}}

|stadium = Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium, Ha'il

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Al-Jeel, who finished 2nd in Group B will face Al-Ansar who finished 2nd in Group A for a two-legged play-off to decide the third-placed team.[https://twitter.com/khdier3500/status/970558141468499968 أعلنت لجنة المسابقات مواعيد مباراتي تحديد المركز الثالث والمركز ] Twitter (in Arabic) Al-Jeel defeated Al-Ansar 5–1 on aggregate to finish in third place.

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{{TwoLegResult|Al-Jeel||5–1|Al-Ansar||2–1|3–0}}

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;First leg

{{Football box |id="Al-Jeel v Al-Ansar"

|date = 9 March 2018

|time = 15:40

|team1 = Al-Jeel

|score = 2–1

|report = http://www.sportksa.net/main/archives/349782

|team2 = Al-Ansar

|goals1 = Al-Khamis {{goal|19}}
Al-Dossari {{goal|45+1}}

|goals2 = Al-Muwallad {{goal|40}}

|stadium = Reserve Stadium in Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Al-Hasa

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

;Second leg

{{Football box |id="Al-Ansar v Al-Jeel"

|date = 15 March 2018

|time = 16:20

|team1 = Al-Ansar

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.hasanews.com/6500001.html

|team2 = Al-Jeel

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Shengeeti {{goal|19||57}}
Al-Hamdan {{goal|40}}

|stadium = Al-Ansar Club Stadium, Medina

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

On March 7, 2018, the Saudi Football Federation announced that the number of teams in the Second Division was increased from 20 teams to 24 teams. The relegation was removed and in its place, they announced a relegation play-off. The bottom 2 teams in each group will face the top 4 teams outside the Quarter-finals in the Saudi Third Division.{{cite web|title=تنفيذاً لقرار مجلس ادارة الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم بزيادة عدد الأندية في الموسم المقبل|url=https://twitter.com/saudiFF/status/971360307330338817|language=Arabic|publisher=SAFF|date=7 March 2018|access-date=7 March 2018}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Al-Thoqbah||1–1 (a)|Al-Nakhil||0–0|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Badaya||2–4|Afif||2–2|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Diriyah||2–1|Al-Oyoon||2–1|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Wej||5–1|Al-Tuhami||3–1|2–0}}

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{{Football box

|id = Al-Badaya v Afif

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|29|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = Al-Badaya

|score = 2–2

|team2 = Afif

|goals1 = Al-Shamrani {{goal|68}}
Al-Muhaimeed {{goal|88|pen.}}

|goals2 = Saadi {{goal|37}}
Eid {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Al-Amal Club Stadium, Al Bukayriyah

|attendance =

|referee = Mishari Al-Balawi

|report =

}}

{{Football box

|id = Afif v Al-Badaya

|date = {{Start date|2018|4|6|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = Afif

|score = 2–0

|team2 = Al-Badaya

|goals1 = Saadi {{goal|3}}
Al-Otaibi {{goal|38|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Al-Dera'a Club Stadium, Dawadmi

|attendance =

|referee =

|report =

}}

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{{Football box

|id = Al-Thoqbah v Al-Nakhil

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|30|df=y}}

|time = 15:35

|team1 = Al-Thoqbah

|score = 0–0

|team2 = Al-Nakhil

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar

|attendance =

|referee = Mohammed Al-Amri

|report =

}}

{{Football box

|id = Al-Nakhil v Al-Thoqbah

|date = {{Start date|2018|4|6|df=y}}

|time = 16:15

|team1 = Al-Nakhil

|score = 1–1

|team2 = Al-Thoqbah

|goals1 = Al-Bishi {{goal|60}}

|goals2 = Al-Enezi {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Al-Nakhil Club Stadium, Bisha

|attendance =

|referee =

|report =

}}

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{{Football box

|id = Al-Diriyah v Al-Oyoon

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|30|df=y}}

|time = 15:45

|team1 = Al-Diriyah

|score = 2–1

|team2 = Al-Oyoon

|goals1 = Al-Shwier {{goal|45+2}}
Awadh {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 = Al-Ibrahim {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium = Leadership Development Institute Stadium, Riyadh

|attendance =

|referee = Abdullah Al-Kharboush

|report =

}}

{{Football box

|id = Al-Oyoon v Al-Diriyah

|date = {{Start date|2018|4|6|df=y}}

|time = 15:35

|team1 = Al-Oyoon

|score = 0–0

|team2 = Al-Diriyah

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Al-Hasa

|attendance =

|referee =

|report =

}}

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{{Football box

|id = Wej v Al-Tuhami

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|30|df=y}}

|time = 16:20

|team1 = Wej

|score = 3–1

|team2 = Al-Tuhami

|goals1 = Al-Harthi {{goal|42|pen.}}
Al-Dossari {{goal|47}}
Al-Nofeai {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Ghashim {{goal|26}}

|stadium = King Fahd Stadium, Ta'if

|attendance =

|referee = Mohammed Al-Buraidi

|report = https://www.okaz.com.sa/article/1628338

}}

{{Football box

|id = Al-Tuhami v Wej

|date = {{Start date|2018|4|6|df=y}}

|time = 16:20

|team1 = Al-Tuhami

|score = 0–2

|team2 = Wej

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Al-Dossari {{goal|26}}
Al-Malki {{goal|47}}

|stadium = King Faisal Sport City Stadium, Jizan

|attendance =

|referee =

|report =

}}

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{{updated|4 March 2018}}{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/bassam27_sport/status/970451892928118785 |title=Twitter message |access-date=2018-03-08 |archive-date=2020-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124063503/https://twitter.com/bassam27_sport/status/970451892928118785 |url-status=dead }}

• 2017–18 Professional League
• 2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League
• 2018 King Cup
• 2017–18 Crown Prince Cup

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